The newly single supermodel on standing strong in the eye of a tabloid tornado and never taking no for an answer

On her early style: "It was horrible. I wore too much makeup. I'd put on foundation, way too much blush. I had the worst clothes. I didn't have heels. Where I come from, where would I need to wear heels?"

Heidi Klum: Earth Angel

Heidi Klum: Earth Angel

On the current tabloid frenzy around her break up with Seal: "I feel like I'm in the eye of the tornado. It's emotions inside of your body that are a tornado. And then the outside world doing all this craziness—with you wanting it or not wanting it—is another tornado. But as hard as it is, so is life."